Spiritual Prescription TO KNOW HIM IS TO TRUST HIM
The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. Nahum 1:7.
Many people are frustrated in living the Christian life because they are trying to do what is right in order to be Christians. It doesn't work! In John 6, the Jewish people came to Jesus with the question, "What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them. This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent" (John 6:28, 29).
The question is, How do we believe? If the work of God is that we believe, how do we do it? How do we get faith? How do we trust? Is it by trying hard to make ourselves trust?
In our relations with other people, there are two ingredients necessary to be able to trust someone. First of all, he must be trustworthy. Second, we must get to know him. Usually, we don't really trust anyone until we know him. Then, if he is trustworthy, we will trust him spontaneously. God is completely trustworthy. If you know God, you will trust Him, and you will trust Him naturally, spontaneously. If you don't know God, you will distrust Him.
So how do you learn to trust God? You learn to trust by getting acquainted with Him. God invites you to be more than simply a good liver. He invites you to know Him, to know His presence and power in your life. This is Christianity.
The majority of church members today are relying on what they do, instead of seeking personal acquaintance and friendship with God. According to recent surveys, only about one out of five are spending any time at all on a daily basis getting to know God. It's like trying to make apples apart from an apple tree. Apart from a continual connection with God, there can be no genuine trust, no fruit, and no real Christianity.
The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him. Nahum 1:7.
Many people are frustrated in living the Christian life because they are trying to do what is right in order to be Christians. It doesn't work! In John 6, the Jewish people came to Jesus with the question, "What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them. This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent" (John 6:28, 29).
The question is, How do we believe? If the work of God is that we believe, how do we do it? How do we get faith? How do we trust? Is it by trying hard to make ourselves trust?
In our relations with other people, there are two ingredients necessary to be able to trust someone. First of all, he must be trustworthy. Second, we must get to know him. Usually, we don't really trust anyone until we know him. Then, if he is trustworthy, we will trust him spontaneously. God is completely trustworthy. If you know God, you will trust Him, and you will trust Him naturally, spontaneously. If you don't know God, you will distrust Him.
So how do you learn to trust God? You learn to trust by getting acquainted with Him. God invites you to be more than simply a good liver. He invites you to know Him, to know His presence and power in your life. This is Christianity.
The majority of church members today are relying on what they do, instead of seeking personal acquaintance and friendship with God. According to recent surveys, only about one out of five are spending any time at all on a daily basis getting to know God. It's like trying to make apples apart from an apple tree. Apart from a continual connection with God, there can be no genuine trust, no fruit, and no real Christianity.
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